Figure

Loro Blonyo is a personification of the deity Dewi Sri and her brother Sadono. Dewi Sri, the rice goddess, and Sadono are associated with fertility and prosperity.

Carved and painted wooden figure. Pair with 2903/55; together the pair is a traditional wedding couple known as Loro Blonyo. This figure is the male, who wears a round gold and black hat with a pointed gold knob on top of it which sits just above his ears. The figure has two ears on each side: the top portion of the ear is very pointy and rests on a more human lower ear. His eyebrows and pupils are painted black. There is a round black bun on the back of his head. The man’s skin is yellow. He wears a blue jacket with wide lapels. The buttons and other detailing on the jacket are painted gold. His hands rest on his thighs. His lower body is enveloped in a red skirt with an incised pattern. The form and position of his lower body is obscured by the skirt but he appears to be in a seated position. There is a hole on the bottom of the object suggesting it is hollow.